Phrasing/articulation
Describes how the melody should sound.
Legato – smoothly
Staccato- shorted and detached (dots above notes)
Slur- very smooth, no gaps
Sforzando- suddenly and quickly strong and loud
Ostinato/ riff
Short repeated pattern
Short repeated pattern
Short repeated pattern
Short repeated pattern
Slide/glissando/portamento
These words all describe sliding from one note to another, used by singers and instruments. Sometimes the notes in between are played during the slide.
Augmentation
When a melody is made longer by adding notes or making the notes longer
Pitch bend
When the pitch of a note is raised or lowered slightly, e.g. on a guitar
Intervals
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Distance between the pitch of two different notes
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Minor 2nd
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Jaws
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Major 2nd
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Happy Birthday
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Minor 3rd
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Smoke on the water
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Major 3rd
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While Shepherd’s
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Perfect 4th
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Amazing Grace
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Tritone
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The Simpsons (The Sim..)
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Perfect 5th
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Twinkle twinkle/ baa baa black sheep
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Minor 6th
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The Entertainer (3rd and 4th notes of the melody)
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Major 6th
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Dash---ing through the snow
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Minor 7th
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Somewhere- West side story
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Major 7th
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Almost an octave
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Octave
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Somewhere over the rainbow
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